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'NEUKTIE. V I No. 553,759; Patented Jan. 28, 1896.

WITNESSES 1 INVENTOR UNITED- STATES PATENT @FFI E.

GEORGE FIBIIAIGRANE, or wAsHI eToN, DISTRICT OF-COLUMBIA.

INECKITIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 553,759, dated January28, 1896. Application filed March 9,1895. Serial No. 541,155; (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that LGnoncn'F. MAGRANE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Vashington, in the District of Columbia, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Neckties; and Ido hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to neckties; and it consists of a piece of fabricof suitable length and width which is provided centrally of its widthwith a longitudinal gauze and between this gauze and the outer verticaledges of the piece of fabric with intermediate longitudinal gauzes, saidgauzes forming joints by which the piece of fabric can be folded into acompact necktie of double thickness.

It also consists of a piece of fabric having two colors, the coloredportions being respectively one-half of the longitudinal width of thefabric and separated by a gauze which extends the entire length of thefabric, and intermediate longitudinal gauzes between said gauze and theouter edges of the fabric, the gauzes forming joints along which thefabric is folded into a duplex necktie having its opposite exposed facesof different colors.

It also consists, as an improved article of manufacture, of a duplexnecktie made in one piece, the exposed faces of which are in two colors,said necktie being provided with a central longitudinal gauze whichdivides the two colored portions of the necktie, and intermediatelongitudinal gauzes extending through the two colored portions of thenecktie.

It also consists of certain other novel constructions, combinations andarrangement of parts, all of which will be hereinafter described andspecifically claimed.

' In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view of a piece offabric woven in two colors which is to be formed into a necktie andwhich is formed with a central longitudinal gauze and intermediatelongitudinal gauzes which extend the entire length of the fabric. Fig. 2isa perspective view of the piece of fabric folded along theintermediate gauzes; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the piece offabric, as shown in Fig. 2, folded along its central longitudinal gauzeto form a complete necktie.

, Ain the drawings represents a piece of fabric of suitable length andWidth to form a necktie and which is preferably woven in two colors, theportion B, which is in one color, extending the'entire length andone-half the width of the fabric, and'the portion C 'of another color,and also extending the entire length and the other half of the width ofthe piece of the fabric. The two portions 13 and C are divided by agauze D whichis formed in the goods as it is woven. This gauze ispreferably double the width of the intermediate gauzes hereinaftermentioned, so as to form a compact folding joint, and extends the entirelength of the piece of goods.

E E are intermediate gauzes which also extend the entire length of thefabric and are about one-half the width o f the gauzel) and form compactfolding joints whichdivide the respective colored portionslongitudinally into two equal parts. This is clearly shown in Fig. 1.The gauzes are formed by crossweaving, the warp-threads being looked asis usual in such weaving, so that when the goods is cut up into necktiesalong the gauzes they will be provided with selvage edges, which is avery desirable feature in neckties.

The operation of constructing a necktie from a piece of goods formedwith the gauzes as j ust described is as follows: Pieces of goods aboutfive inches wide and thirty-eight inches long are cut from the wholepiece of fabric as it comes from the loom, which is, say, sixty yardslong and thirty inches wide, the longitudinal cuts being made along thesinglewidth gauzes, so that each piece of fabric for a necktie will havea longitudinal doublewidth gauze and intermediate single-widthlongitudinal gauzes. The edges of the piece of fabric for the necktieare folded inward along the gauzes E E so that the outer edges will comeapproximately together along the central gauze D. The thus folded pieceof fabric is then folded upon itself along the central gauze D so that,a duplex necktie having its exposed faces in different colors will beproduced.

It will be observed that the necktie when finished will be free fromstitches and by rea- ICO son of the thin gauze folding joints can beironed down compactly, and that it can be readily unfolded for laundrypurposes and as readily done up again. This style of necktie will befound very convenient and desirable and can be produced and sold at asmall price, and being made in two colors from a single piece of goodswithout the necessity of stitching and having selvage edges will beappreciated by the trade and by the wearer.

I have described my necktie as being preferably woven in two colors, butI do not wish to be confined to the same, as I believe I am the first toproduce a reversible necktie from a single piece of goods having gauzefolding joints, substantially as set forth.

It will be observed that the gauzes in addition to forming flat foldingjoints serve as determined lines upon which the necktie is folded in theact of being ironed,'so that it is practically impossible to fold thenecktie unevenly.

I have described one manner of folding the necktie along the gauzes, butit maybe folded in any other suitable manner.

Having now particularly described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As an improved article of manufacture a necktie constructed of asingle piece of fabric of suitable length and width and formed with apermanent, central, longitudinal foldin g gauze, and intermediatepermanent longitudinal folding gauzes which extend the eutire length ofthe fabric and at equal distances apart, the fabric being folded into anecktie along the gauzes, substantially as described.

2. As an improved article of nianufzieture a duplex necktie constructedof apiece of fabric of suitable length and width and woven in two colorswhich extend respectively the entire length and one-half of the width ofthe fabric, a permanent central longitudinal folding gauze dividing thecolored portions, and intermediate permanent longitudinal folding gauzesextending centrally through the width of the colored portions the entirelength of the fabric, the fabric being folded into a necktie along thegauzes, substantially as described.

As an improved article of manufacture a necktie constructed of asingle'piece of fabric of suitable length and width and formed with apermanent central longitudinal folding gauze, and permanent intermediatelongitudinal folding gauzes which are one-half the width of the centralgauze and extend the entire length of the fabric, substai'itially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE 1?. MAGRANE. \Vitnesses:

T. FEN\VICK, W. HARVEY Muzzy.

